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The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis
5 reviews
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Mental illness
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
*Sigh* When a book is marketed as "HP" meets "Gilmore Girls" and cozy small town magical vibes, you go in expecting a low stakes, cozy magical fantasy without stress. This was the biggest click-bait book I have EVER read. You have a main character that suffers from severe trauma and anxiety, multiple traumatic scenes, an emotionally abusive husband, trashy small town people, and a multitude of other problems.
Maybe I am generous giving it a 3 stars; however, the plot did pick up somewhere around the 2/3rds mark and I was determined to finish this for a buddy read.
What I expected - cozy. What I got - trauma, a shit ton of trauma Debra!
Maybe I am generous giving it a 3 stars; however, the plot did pick up somewhere around the 2/3rds mark and I was determined to finish this for a buddy read.
What I expected - cozy. What I got - trauma, a shit ton of trauma Debra!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Gore, Violence
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A fast read, that made me cry multiple times.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Child death, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Was unsure between 3.75 and a 4, decided to settle on the lower rating. While I did thoroughly enjoy the book overall, it wasn't flashy. A nice swing for in-between.
Somewhere around the halfway mark I started really disliking most characters for some time. Everyone seemed annoying, especially Daniel kept bugging me. Eventually Vivian also got on my nerves with how oblivious she seemed? Although I absolutely understood where they were coming from, having experienced similar things myself (friendship struggles, connection loss, the such), I just couldn't deal with them not settling it or understanding it.
Thankfully, around the 75% mark it settled down again as the plot picked up and everything fell into place (although latest then the story and ending felt extremely spelt out for you).
Maybe a few more chapters could've helped in some places to elaborate some things in the world and rush the plot less, but I feel like overall, the book settled itself well enough to be an enjoyable read overall and was exactly what was promised.
Somewhere around the halfway mark I started really disliking most characters for some time. Everyone seemed annoying, especially Daniel kept bugging me. Eventually Vivian also got on my nerves with how oblivious she seemed? Although I absolutely understood where they were coming from, having experienced similar things myself (friendship struggles, connection loss, the such), I just couldn't deal with them not settling it or understanding it.
Thankfully, around the 75% mark it settled down again as the plot picked up and everything fell into place (although latest then the story and ending felt extremely spelt out for you).
Maybe a few more chapters could've helped in some places to elaborate some things in the world and rush the plot less, but I feel like overall, the book settled itself well enough to be an enjoyable read overall and was exactly what was promised.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Classism
Minor: Child death, Racism, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Pros: labeled as Gilmore Girls meets HP...and yeah, it's cozy vibes with a magic school. Interesting family and school dynamics for mythological and fantastical beings. Cute Kindergarten wolf pup.
Cons: The writing style wasn't for me - very little dialogue for most of the book. Gaslighting. Miscommunication for a trope. The "Do I care enough to finish it?" for at least 50% of the book.
Cons: The writing style wasn't for me - very little dialogue for most of the book. Gaslighting. Miscommunication for a trope. The "Do I care enough to finish it?" for at least 50% of the book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Classism